Driver dies after crashing into water off Courtney Campbell Causeway

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- A wrong-way crash on the Courtney Campbell Causeway sent a car into the water Sunday morning, killing the driver, according to Clearwater Police.

Wrong-way crash sends car into water

Driver, Scott Wolf, suffered fatal injuries

The crash occurred around 4:15 a.m. Police say a driver, identified as 26-year-old Scott Wolf of Estero, Fl., was heading the wrong way on the access road on the north side of the causeway when he lost control of his 2004 Chrysler Crossfire and crashed into the water.

Police were able to pull Wolf from the water and he was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital where he later died.

A 2-door red car is being pulled from the bay just north of the Courtney Campbell Causeway. The driver was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries @BN9pic.twitter.com/ApAcmXsLvE